Ruben Jones vs. Ron Kittle — Career Comparison

Ruben Jones
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder
Ron Kittle
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ruben Jones and Ron Kittle are closely matched on the surface stats. Ron Kittle posted stronger numbers in OPS (.784 vs .744) and slugging (.473 vs .414). Ruben Jones had the advantage in on-base percentage (.330 vs .311). By the career numbers, Ron Kittle had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ruben Jones and Ron Kittle

Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
346
154.58
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
843
167.87
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1343
600
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3013
600
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1237
552.64
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2708
539.26
Ruben Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.773
0.773
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
364
162.62
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
129.04
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
120.18
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
73.48
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
26.36
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
19.91
Ruben Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
8.49
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.6
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
17
7.59
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
35.05
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
95
42.44
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
55.56
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
172.92
77.25
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407.77
81.2
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
512
228.74
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1282
255.29
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
430
192.11
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922
183.6
Ruben Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Ruben Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
86.67
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
70.89
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
201
89.8
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
91.6
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
168.88
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640
127.45
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193.38
86.39
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389.32
77.53
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.47
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
7.57
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
56
25.02
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
47
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.98
Ruben Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.34
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
744
148.16
Ruben Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447.67
447.67
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4.05
4.05
Ruben Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.67
18.67
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ruben Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
17.87
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.17
Ruben Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
53
10.55
Ruben Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
14.3
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.19
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.19
Ruben Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
14.74
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
32
6.37
Ruben Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.97
96.97
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Ruben Jones and Ron Kittle

Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.48
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.14
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.03
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.1
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6317
27
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10029
27
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105.2
9
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343
9
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
1.92
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1087
2.93
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Ruben Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
2.14
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
3.13
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
2.05
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
3.06
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
95.61
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.678
2.678
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.94
69.94
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.16
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ruben Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0